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New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south,Vermont to the west,Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east,and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Of the 50 U.S. states,New Hampshire is the eighth-smallest by land area and the tenth-least populous,with a population of 1,377,529 residents as of the 2020 census. Concord is the state capital and Manchester is the most populous city. New Hampshire's motto,"Live Free or Die",reflects its role in the American Revolutionary War;its nickname,"The Granite State",refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries. It is well known nationwide for holding the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle,and for its resulting influence on American electoral politics.
The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members. The upper house is the New Hampshire Senate with 24 members. This ratio of 1 Senate seat for every 16.67 House seats makes New Hampshire's ratio of upper house to lower house seats the largest in the country.
The U.S. state of New Hampshire has held two seals since it declared its independence from Great Britain on January 5,1776. While both seals have been retained,most people are only familiar with the Great Seal due to its corporate use.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court,the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 203 legislative districts across the state,created from divisions of the state's counties. On average,each legislator represents about 3,300 residents,which is the largest lower house representative-to-population ratio in the country.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly,the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members,elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) is the New Hampshire affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). Active since its foundation in 1972,it is the third-largest political party in the state having had multiple members elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as well as being ballot-qualified multiple times.
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western,northern,and some southern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city,Nashua,as well as the state capital,Concord. It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Ann McLane Kuster.
The New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Its chair is Raymond Buckley,and its vice chairs are Martha Fuller Clark and Bette Lasky. The most recent Democratic governor was Maggie Hassan,who served from 2013 to 2017.
The New Hampshire Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New Hampshire. Its executive committee is headed by Chairman Chris Ager.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of New Hampshire. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election.
Christopher Charles Pappas is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,Pappas previously served on the New Hampshire Executive Council from 2013 to 2019.
Alfred P. Baldasaro is a Republican politician from the state of New Hampshire. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Baldasaro lives in Londonderry and represents District 5 in Rockingham County. He is known for his strongly conservative views and provocative remarks,including one in 2016 where he called for Hillary Clinton to be "put in the firing line and shot" for which he was widely rebuked and investigated by the Secret Service.
Ann-Charlotte Acko Linnea Cecilia Ankarberg Johansson is a Swedish politician who serves as Minister for Health Care in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since October 2022. A member of the Christian Democrats,she has been a member of the Riksdag since 2018 and was party secretary from 2010 to 2018.
Amanda Bouldin is an American politician from Manchester,New Hampshire who has served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives since January 2015. Bouldin,a Democrat,represents Hillsborough County's 25th district.
Albert "Max" Abramson is an American politician who most recently served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,representing Rockingham District 37 from 2018 to 2022. He previously represented the same district from 2014 to 2016. He ran for the nomination of the Libertarian Party for the 2020 presidential election,but dropped out on March 3,2020.
Ellen Read is a New Hampshire politician. She is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Cecilia Rich is a New Hampshire politician.
Latha Mangipudi is a New Hampshire politician.
Anita Burroughs is an American politician serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Carroll 2nd district.
Tony Labranche is a New Hampshire politician. He was the youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the youngest openly LGBTQ+ legislator in United States history.
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- ↑ @nhhouseclerk (November 20, 2024). "The NH House has had a membership update, Rep. Aidan Ankarberg has changed party affiliation. This will also update the 2025-2026 session makeup of 221-178-1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Representative Aidan Ankarberg (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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